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Meaning of cumbersome

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cumbersome

Pronunciation:/ˈkʌmbɚsəm/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious

  2. Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.

    Example: Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.

  3. Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.

    Example: A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

  4. Inert, lumbering, slow in movement